Accident Rans S-6ES Coyote II G-BYRS, Friday 15 October 2010

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Date:	Friday 15 October 2010
Time:
Type:	Rans S-6ES Coyote II
Owner/operator:	Anthony Edward Turner
Registration:	G-BYRS
MSN:	PFA 204-13425
Year of manufacture:	2000
Engine model:	Rotax 582-48
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sandy Airfield, Longacre Farm, Bedford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire - United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Sandy Airfield, Longacre Farm, Bedford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire
Destination airport:	Sandy Airfield, Longacre Farm, Bedford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15-10-2010 when crashed and overturned on landing at Sandy Airfield, Longacre Farm, Bedford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire: During a check flight, the engine suffered a gearbox failure which caused a loss of drive to the propeller. The aircraft overturned in the subsequent forced landing in a field. Both occupants were uninjured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:

"The aircraft was undertaking a check flight from Sandy Airfield, Bedfordshire. The departure and climb to the overhead was without incident. Shortly after the pilot opened the throttle to commence a timed climb, the engine rpm rapidly increased and it appeared to him there was no drive to the propeller. He closed the throttle and commenced a left turn to return to the airfield.

Once established in a glide he tried opening the throttle again, but the result was the same. A forced landing was made in a field close to the airfield during which the nose landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to overturn."

Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose landing gear collapsed". Although such damage would have normally been deemed minor and/or repairable, in this case, the airframe was later deemed to been "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-BYRS was cancelled by the CAA on 05-04-2011 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use"

Accident investigation: